There’s Mediterranean Magic on the Byram River

“The beauty of Mediterranean is that the possibilities are endless."

Published: 01/23/2019

Photos by Andre Baranowski

A departure from their first restaurant, Appetit Bistro (which is devoted exclusively to French home cooking), owners Edwin Montoya and Chef Edi Rivera took a larger, Mediterranean approach at their second Port Chester restaurant, Capers, incorporating the influences of many countries. “The beauty of Mediterranean is that the possibilities are endless, and it gives our chef more freedom to experiment and to put together his own ideas,” says Montoya.

Spain, Greece, and Italy represent the most dominant menu influences, but there are flourishes of French, Moroccan, and even far-from-the-Mediterranean Japanese touches (Chef Rivera worked at Abis Japanese Restaurant for four years).